I had the 1 drain removed the day I left hospital. It was the strangest sensation and, although I was trying to be brave, I still found I made this involuntary Uuuuuuuuh sound as it came out. As the T tube is in the same area as the drain was, I'm expecting something similar only a lot worse as the doc won't be able to quickly yank the tube out of me like he did with the drains. Please, please let the local anaesthetic work well
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Originally Posted by nickydwuk
Are you still draining a lot of fluid from the drain site?
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No, there's very little oozing now. Wound looks quite clean and dry.
Sal, I may have had the T tube inserted because he had to cut into the bile duct to get the stones out. He said the tube has to stay in for 6 weeks to allow my cut tubes to heal properly and not collapse in on themselves.
I'm seeing the doc this morning for wound-checking so maybe I'll pluck up my courage and ask him what's involved. If the news isn't too good, at least I'll know to practice my screaming technique in the meantime
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Must say I was a bit concerned about a Google ad (at the top) that caught my eye and spouted the merits of dissolving gallstones without surgery. I would have thought, if it was that easy to dispose of them, the practice would be widely used to save patients the pain and discomfort of an operation. Sounds like a reckless money-making scheme to me and might waste valuable time getting a patient seen to.